{"product_id":"comparative-grammar-of-the-modern-aryan-languages-of-india-to-wit-hindi-panjabi-sindhi-gujarati-marathi-oriya-and-bangali-9781108048132","title":"Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India: To Wit, Hindi, Panjabi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, and Bangali","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Beames\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Indic Languages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Indo-Aryan language family is a branch of the Indo-European phylum, and includes Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Gujarati. First published in 1872, this three-volume comparative grammar of the family was written by the British civil servant John Beames (1837-1902). From 1866 he spent twelve years in India, during which he gathered data for what he intended to be the first comprehensive and accurate Indo-Aryan grammar. Volume 1 focuses on phonetics and phonology. Drawing on evidence from Indo-Aryan sound systems, it shows Sanskrit to be the languages' parent, while exploring some non-Sanskritic exceptions. It also gives a detailed historical background to the languages, provides careful descriptions of their vowel and consonant systems, and explores how Indo-Aryan phonology has changed over time. Beames' findings remain central to the work of general linguists, phonologists and language typologists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47574155985047,"sku":"9781108048132","price":4746.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781108048132.webp?v=1774894756","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/comparative-grammar-of-the-modern-aryan-languages-of-india-to-wit-hindi-panjabi-sindhi-gujarati-marathi-oriya-and-bangali-9781108048132","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}